Proms at St Jude's, now in its seventeenth year, is one of London's top music festivals.  Thousands of visitors are attracted every summer by artists of international reputation and young musicians embarking on their careers.

The festival is unusual in that any surplus that it makes is given to charity.  75% goes to Toynbee Hall and 25% to the North London Hospice.  

But what really makes Proms at St Jude's so special is the venue, the Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, which is renowned for its fine acoustics.  This magnificent building is considered to be Edwin Lutyens' finest accomplishment.  It is one of only two twentieth century buildings to feature in The Times' guide, "England's Thousand Best Churches". 

St Jude's is located at the heart of Hampstead Garden Suburb, an environment of international architectural significance.  The eminent architectural historian, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, described it as ‘that most nearly perfect example of the unique English invention and speciality, the garden suburb’.  Heritage walks in the Suburb are a popular feature of the festival programme.

2009 festival, 13-21 June

This year's festival will run from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 June. Despite the recession, we have sixteen concerts as usual, and believe we have equalled if not exceeded the high standard of recent years. Artists as talented and diverse as cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, pianist Freddy Kempf and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are amongst those due to appear at evening concerts, with stars of tomorrow performing at free lunchtime events.

A 5-minute promotional film about Proms has been produced. Appearing in it is the late Humphrey Lyttelton, an enthusiastic patron of Proms who is sadly missed. To view it, click here.

For the full brochure, click here.

For the booking form, click here.

For a one-page programme-at-a-glance and links to performers’ websites, click here.

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One of this year’s highlights will be the world première of String Quartet No 11 by leading composer David Matthews. We have commissioned this with the support of the Britten-Pears Foundation. To read David’s thinking behind his composition click here.